Federal Filings and Ex Parte

On July 10, 2019, NTCA filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) supporting a Petition for Clarification or Declaratory Ruling filed by Northeast Iowa Telephone Company and Western Iowa Telephone Association. The petition noted disparities between USAC's HUBB FAQ...

On July 1, 2019, NTCA filed comments regarding the "Texas Carriers" Petition for Rulemaking. NTCA mentioned the commission should initiate a rulemaking proceeding to incorporate targeted safeguards into the E-Rate Self-Construction Rules and to modify its competitive bidding provisions in...

On July 1, 2019, NTCA filed reply comments in response to the request from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for ways to incentivize large carriers to sell or lease unused portions of their licensed spectrum to small, rural carriers. NTCA...

On June 27, 2019, Kelly Wells, Regulatory Affairs Manager of Panhandle Telephone Cooperative (PTCI) and Mike Romano, NTCA Senior VP of Industry Affairs met with staff from Chairman Ajit Pai, Commissioner Michael O'Reilly, Commissioner Brendan Carr, Commissioner Geoffrey Starks Offices...

On June 26, 2019, NTCA members, Dave Duncan of the Iowa Communications Alliance, Ryan Boone of Premier Communications, Tom Conry of Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone, and Josh Seidemann from NTCA met with staff from Chairman Ajit Pai's Office and staff...

On June 25, 2019, NTCA member Denny Law, CEO from Golden West Telecommunications and Mike Romano, NTCA Vice-President of Industry Affairs met with staff from Chairman Ajit Pai's and Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel's office to discuss High-Cost Universal Service Fund (USF)...

On June 24, 2019, Mike Romano, NTCA Senior Vice President of Industry Affairs spoke with Trent Harkrader, Deputy Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau to voice concerns by NTCA member companies and cooperatives regarding new obligations imposed by the Universal...

On June 20, 2019, NTCA filed comments in response to the request from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). NTIA is currently seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect voluntary data that would be...

On June 19, 2019, Mike Romano, Senior VP of Industry Affairs met with Preston Wise, Special Counsel, to Chairmen Ajit Pai to discuss Broadband Mapping issues. NTCA raised concerns that ongoing reports from providers indicate that the models used to...